Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
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Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
...but wasn't, and - here's the clincher - feasibly could have been?
I'll kick off with a couple...
The Simpsons
This pretty much used the same game engine as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, if I'm not mistaken, and that game was not too bad on the Speccy. This was a lot more fun in my opinion...
Dig Dug
Quite surprising given how easy this would have been. What we do have, as a knock-off, is Diamond Digger.
I'll kick off with a couple...
The Simpsons
This pretty much used the same game engine as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, if I'm not mistaken, and that game was not too bad on the Speccy. This was a lot more fun in my opinion...
Dig Dug
Quite surprising given how easy this would have been. What we do have, as a knock-off, is Diamond Digger.
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Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Monster Bash. One of my fave arcade games. A funny plattform game featuring Dracula, Frankenstein & Chameleon Man.
I don't think this game was converted to the Spectrum. If so, please tell me RIGHT NOW!
I don't think this game was converted to the Spectrum. If so, please tell me RIGHT NOW!
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Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
And Choplifter, another great arcade I played a lot back then:
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Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Rally X. The arcade game is bloody addictive.
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Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Puzzle Bobble. Had the Spectrum been alive and kicking by this point I think this would have been perfect conversion fodder.
You could have easily had coloured bubbles, and AY versions of the tunes would have been brilliant.
You could have easily had coloured bubbles, and AY versions of the tunes would have been brilliant.
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
SpaceCadetFarley wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:04 pm Puzzle Bobble. Had the Spectrum been alive and kicking by this point I think this would have been perfect conversion fodder.
You could have easily had coloured bubbles, and AY versions of the tunes would have been brilliant.
Its funny, because you have all that already, in a Homebrew game: Cannon Bubble:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=17573
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Once I finish my conversion ( http://zx-dev-conversions.proboards.com ... 0/extruder ) you will have access to something similar, but better gameplay then Puzzle Bobble.SpaceCadetFarley wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:04 pm Puzzle Bobble. Had the Spectrum been alive and kicking by this point I think this would have been perfect conversion fodder.
You could have easily had coloured bubbles, and AY versions of the tunes would have been brilliant.
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
A game I always wanted to see in the Spectrum is Prehistoric Island!!
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
PeteProdge wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:42 pm ...but wasn't, and - here's the clincher - feasibly could have been?
Dig Dug
Quite surprising given how easy this would have been. What we do have, as a knock-off, is Diamond Digger.
Have you tried Farmer Jack in Harvest Havoc!?
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=16793
Its a very nice clon of Mr Do!, something similar to Dig Dug.
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Terminator 2:
We have already some Terminator 2 game but it's worse, it's a collection of various minigames of different style which are generally too hard and not so playable. Arcade game is pure intense shooting and great fun.
It could be done in a style similar to Space Gun which is present on Speccy to keep some colour.
We have already some Terminator 2 game but it's worse, it's a collection of various minigames of different style which are generally too hard and not so playable. Arcade game is pure intense shooting and great fun.
It could be done in a style similar to Space Gun which is present on Speccy to keep some colour.
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
R-Type maybe?
although after the terrible nemesis conversion, I'm thinking it wouldnt be much better.
although after the terrible nemesis conversion, I'm thinking it wouldnt be much better.
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Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Are you kidding ?
R-type is one of the best Arcade conversions ever made for the Spectrum.
R-type is one of the best Arcade conversions ever made for the Spectrum.
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
No chance.
Giant bosses, huge numbers of colourful sprites, bullets, effects, large scrolling background. It'd have to be a treacle slow monochrome affair. Just not possible on the Speccy.
(Seriously Wall-Axe? You've never seen Speccy R-Type? Neither SC nor WoS can help with a file download as it's denied, but you have an appointment with Google.)
Giant bosses, huge numbers of colourful sprites, bullets, effects, large scrolling background. It'd have to be a treacle slow monochrome affair. Just not possible on the Speccy.
(Seriously Wall-Axe? You've never seen Speccy R-Type? Neither SC nor WoS can help with a file download as it's denied, but you have an appointment with Google.)
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
You've been trolled
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
You sir, and I apologise for the language, are a bounder :-p
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Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
You’ve just made it onto my list, Wall_Axe. MY LIST OF ONE!
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Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Again I apologise in case damsels or children are reading, but I'd like to upgrade this to scoundrel.
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
ok you can put scoundrel under my username
i cant think of any games in the arcade that have not been converted so this is another useless post
i cant think of any games in the arcade that have not been converted so this is another useless post
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
Mr Do’s Castle. Would have been pretty easy to do and the screen layout would have been easyish to fill with colour.
Re: Which coin-op game should have been on the Speccy?
I was recently playing Combatribes. If you don't know it, it's an arcade beatemup game, done by the same guys who earlier did Renegade.
And you know what? It really feels like a proper sequel to Renegade. It's the same style of game - small area of fighting, first some regular enemies, later fight with the boss. And it's pretty cool.
You can watch video here (I don't know yet how to embed Youtube on this forum):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0tVG9SltA
or play it online (SNES version, very good but missing a few moves from arcade)
http://www.snesfun.com/play/combatribes/277
Seeing it on Spectrum would be great.
And you know what? It really feels like a proper sequel to Renegade. It's the same style of game - small area of fighting, first some regular enemies, later fight with the boss. And it's pretty cool.
You can watch video here (I don't know yet how to embed Youtube on this forum):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0tVG9SltA
or play it online (SNES version, very good but missing a few moves from arcade)
http://www.snesfun.com/play/combatribes/277
Seeing it on Spectrum would be great.